Barbecue-furnace.



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BARBECUE FURNACE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.26. 1915.

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J. G. GORDGN.

BARBECUE FURNACE.

.APPucATloN FILED AuG.2s. 1915.

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BARBECUE FURNACE.

APPLICATION FILED AuG.2e\ I9I5.

Patented Oct. 12, 1915.

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l l l r v 4 N hm-nega JOSEPH G. GORDON, F BIRMINGHAM,.ALABAMA..

BARBECUE-FURNAOE.

To all whom i may Concern y Be it known that I, JOSEPH Gr.l GORDON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Bir# mingham, in the county of Jefferson and State of Alabama, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Barbecue-Furnaces; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descriptionl use, made usually of a size to receive a side or a quarter of beef for instance, so that it could be stored in small compass, easily transported, quickly set up, and used ,forl camping or military purposes. f

Further objects will appear in the following' specification which sets forth the preferred manner of constructing this device, reference being had to the accompanying drawings whereiny Figure 1 is a side elevation with certain doors swung open, Fig. 2 isv a longitudinal section on the lines 2--2 of Figs. 3 and 4, and Fig. 3 is a cross section on the lines 3 3 of Figs. 1 and 2. Fig. 4 is a plan View. 'Ihe cover is omitted from all views except Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a perspective view with certain panels and doors turned aside and the interior elements omitted, so as to show the skeleton framework. Fig. 6 isa perspectivey detail of the lining and part of the grate. Fig. 7 is a sectional detail on the line detail of one corner.

7-`7 of Fig. 5, and Fig. 8-'i'sV a perspective This device is by preference made entirelyof metal, and while its size may besuch that it would accommodate a side of beef as suggested, it is quite possible to make it either larger or smaller, although if larger -it would notL be so easily storedand transported.

The precise metal employed, and the proportions and exact Ydetails of construction of parts are susceptible of considerable modifi,

cation, excepting as set forth in the claims;

and while I intend to use thisstove or fur- Y nace out of doors, it is quite possible to set it up permanently and use it indoors.

Broadly speaking it includes the ordinary elements of a cookingstovetsuchas a grate G above an ash-pit A and beneath a iire-f pot P', an yoven O, and a stack'or chimney C Specification of Letters Patent.

ratlentedoct. 1a, 1915.'

Application led` August 26, 19715. Serial No. 47,492.

for the outlet ofthe products of combustion.k Abovethe ireepot is a screen S, and above the screen4 in turn is a grease rack R-these .being the only elements which separate rvthe Fig. 5. Itis made Vup of fourposts 1, preferably hollow and about an inch square, and these may be mounted on legs or driven into the groundattheir lo-wer'ends although I prefer to form themk with feet 2 at this point, y v

the` feet resting directly on the 1 ground or perhaps on stones'set into'the ground as seen in section in Fig. 3.' Each post has two perforated ears 8 near itslower end and two others nearits upper end, and the ears of the several posts are lconnectedlby top andbot-A tom side bars 4 and top and bottom 'cross bars 5, fall bars preferably having right-` angular hooks 6 at'their extremities which removably engage the perforations in the Barg n y The wall W is herein shown as made up of a solid panel 10 at'the'left side of the' stove, asingle panel 11' across the rear of the stove, a' third panel'lQ covering thelower half'of ythe right of the stove, and a fourth panel l'covering the uDDcr portion of the front ofthe stove); and all these'y panels are connected end to end by hinges 14 whose pintlesV 15 may beremovable so thaty the various parts can be readily disconnect-k ed if desired, although the wall just` described and the doors yetto be described provided with holes 17 registering with others, 7, in the posts, and through these holes may be passed pins 18 headed at oneend and slotted nearv the other end as at 19 equivalent means the panels of the wall are detachably fastened to the framework.`

`The doors D are those usually employed on a stove, as for instance the ash-pit door 20, the `'fire door 21aboveit, both these hinged tothe front edge of the left wall as for lthe reception of keys 16. By this or` seen at 27 in Fig. 1, has handles or handholds 28 at suitable points, and has a'depending skirt 29 which preferably passes down inside. the wall and the oven door and therefore will not interfere with the opening of.

the latter or with the entire removal of the top when desired.

A lining L of sheet metal isprovided around the lower portion of the stove excepting across its front. It comprises two side plates 30 having their upper edges inclined forward and notched as Vat 31 and their lower corners notched as at 32 to pass over the lower front cross `bar 5, and above these notches are holes 37r registering with those numbered 7 in the front posts so that they will receive fastening pins 18 `for holding these plates in place at their front' ends. The lining also comprises a rear plate 33 having lips 34 turned forward from its edges around the rear ends of the side plates, preferably also having brackets 35 engaging the inner faces of said rear ends; and this rear plate has an opening 38 vwith aiange 39V up both sides and across the bottom of the same for a purpose to appear.l To the inner faces of the side plates are secured longitudinal cleats 376 as best seen in Fig. 6.

The grate G is a composite affair susceptible'of removal, especially,r when its bars need to be changed to adapt it to various kinds of fuel, for it is possible to use wood, coal, coke, or other fuels in this stove. Cross bars are passed through alined holes 47 in the side panels of the wall and the side platesof the lining and may have hooks or heads 14 at one end and be slotted for keys 46 at the other end as seen in Fig. 3. There are by preference two of these cross bars,

. and upon them are laid A-shaped bars or beams 40 havingfeet 11, there being one beam along inside each side plate of the lining as seen in Fig. 3. Overlying the apeXes of theseY beams are the grate barset2 which may also be of sheet metal and of -shape as seen in Fig. 2, althoughthese bars could be changed as above suggested. The composite grate as thus built up upon and supported by the cross bars 417 defines the ashpit A beneath it, and the fire-pot P is above it.

The screen S overlies the fire-pot, and is y composed of a sheet 50. which is arched as best seen in ig. 3, its edges resting removably within cleats v36. By preference another screen 51 is secured to the inner face ofthe rear panel 11 as seen in Fig. 5,.and be-` hindY this screen said panel is carried out to the rear in a flue 52 whose lower end is beveled as at 53 and opens into the rear of the lire-pot beneath the screen 51, while the upper end of the flue has an extension constituting the chimney C and possibly carried to a greater height by means of a stack if desired and as indicated at 55 .in Fig. 1. Thus one of the screens forms an arch over the fire-pot l) and separatesit from the oven (l which is inclosed within the wall WV above the lining L and opposite the oven doors; while the other screen separates the oven at its rear from the open front sideV of the flue 52. The netting of which these screens are made should be of such material and mesh as to prevent the lpassage through them of flames, smoke, and gases which will injure the food being cooked within the oven, but will not prevent the passage of heat.

The grease rack R forms an important feature of this invention. Its body is made up of a number of v -shaped troughs 60, each having horizontal flanges 61 along vits upper edges and shaped so as to rest at its ends in the notches 31 of the side plates of the lining. The left wall panel 10 carries a pair of brackets or supports 62 on which rests a collecting trough 63 standing between this wall and the left lining plate 30 as best seen in Fig. 5, and the lower ends of the ltroughs 60 deliver into this collecting trough 63. I should have said that the right hand lining plate is a little wider or at any rate its notches 31 are a litle higher than those in the left hand plate, with the result that the other ends of thetroughs 60 are higher as seen in Fig. 3, and these ends are closed as at 64 and preferably have flanges 65 that drop down behind this plate as seen in this view. rEhe wall 10 has a hole 67 at a proper point, and through this hole may be passed a pipe 68 which has a threaded or other removable engagement with Ia corresponding hole'in the collecting trough 63, the pipe having a cock 69 as shown.

With the above construction of parts, this knock-down stove may be stored and transported in its folded condition, andvwhen it isdesired to put it into use the posts are first set up and connected by the cross bars to make up the skeleton framework F as shown at Fig. 5.` rlhe various panels of the wall lV are then passed around this framework and pins 18 inserted and keyed. The collecting troughA 63 is then laid on the supports 62 and the pipe 68 applied. Next the lining L is put in place and the rear ends of its side plates engaged between theV lips 34.- and brackets 35, while their holes 37 vare engaged with the appropriate pins 18.v The lower cross bars 47 are now run. into place and keyed and the composite grate Gr is laid; then the arched screen S is put into` place as seen in Fig. 3, and next the troughs 60 are dropped into the notchesl to make up the rack R;

` onto the grate; and the ashfdoor 20 may be NOW when the top T is applied the stove is complete and ready for use, although at certain times it may be found desirable to add a stack 55 to the flue extension 54 in order to get a good draft, or in any equivalent way connect theV extension with a chimney. If.

the posts have feet 2 they may rest yfiat on the ground, although probably it will be desirable to rest them on stones upon or sunk into the ground as indicated in Fig. 3, and build up the' earth against'the side panels l0 and 12 and the rear'panel l1 as any camper will understand. lThe Vfire door 2l is now opened, and fuel fed through it opened sufficiently to admit air for combustion. The fire burns within the fire pot P and products of combustion pass straightto the rear under the arched screen 50, `into the lower end53 of the flue 52, upward within Vthe latter behind the rear screen 5l, and out the stack or chimney; and mea-t or other food placed in the oven' 0 upon the rack R con be cooked withoutV being smoked or tainted with the gases of combustion.` 'Meanwhile its grease and juices will drop into the troughs 60 and run down them into and collect within the main trough 63 whence they can be withdrawn from time to time through the pipe 68 by opening the cock 69. The lining L serves several functions. It not only jackets the fire pot along both sides and across its rear end and thus prevents the escape of much of the heat generated by the fire; but it serves as a support for the grease rack R and its cleats serve to support the arched screen 50, both of which elements intervene between the fire and the food being cooked. The absence of any lining in the upper portion of the body gives the latter additional capacity, and it is quite possible to transport a stove of this character whose oven is large'enough to receive a side of beef. I have suggested that the top 27 be of dome-shape as shown, but this is not important and in fact the top could be iiat so as to warm dishes or articles on the top of the stove. Other modifications in unimportant parts of the whole may be made Vwithout departing from the principle of the invention.

Y What I claim is:

l. A knockdown stove comprising a skeleton framework including corner posts having holes; a wall consisting of a panel across the upper portion of the front, a full panel at one side, a full panel at the rear having an outlet for the products of, combustion, a panel across the lower portion of the remaining side, certain of said panels havingholes registering with those in the posts, pins detachably engaging said holes, detachable connections between the panels where they meet, oven doors closing the space above the smaller side panel, and otherA doors closing the spacel below thefront panel; a. grate raised abovean ash pit, a transverse member above the grate between the fire. potand oven, and a top above such oven.

2. A field lstove comprising a `skeleton framework, a wall made in panels surround'- ingand detachably connected to said framework, certain of such panels being hinged whereby they serve as doorsand the rear, panel having an upright openingl with flanges along its sides connected to constitute ears, a surrounding wall made up of panels detachably connected with each other, certain 'of' thembeing hinged to serve as"do6rs`,.. Ameans for detachably securing Vthe panelsl to the posts and for fastening the. doors when closed, and a top having a skirt fitting inside the upper edge of the wall. l Y

4L. A knockdown stove structure comprising four upright posts each having perforated ears near its upper and lower ends, top

and bottom side and cross bars having hooked extremities removably engaging said ears, a surrounding wall made up of panels detachably connectedl with eachother, cer.- tain of them being hinged to serve as doors,

means for detachably securing the panels to the posts and for fastening the doors when closed; a lining made, up of side plates adapted to stand inside said posts and a rear engage the rear ends of the side plates, means for detachably securing the front ends of the side plates to the front ofthe posts, and a top whose edges engagev the wall. Y

5. A knockdown stove comprising a skeleton framework, a wall .inclosing the same and having doors, a lining within the framework along the sides and across the rear end 'plate having means at its ends to detachably i l of the stove and rising for substantially half the height of the wall, the rear panel of the lining having an outlet flue, ay grate within the lining, and an element across the the oven.

6. A knockdown stove comprising a skeletonframework, a wall inclosing the same and having doors, a lining within the framework consisting of side plates having notches in their upper edges and a rear plate connecting the rear ends of the side plates and itself having an outlet flue, a grate supporttop of the lining dividing the fire pot from ed within the lining across its lower portion, anda grease rack made up of troughs within the wall and resting in the notches of the lining and delivering at a common point.

7. A knockdown stove comprising a'skeleton framework, a wall inclosing the same and having doors, a lining within the framework consisting of side plates having notches in their upper edges and a rear plate connecting the rear ends of the side plates and itself having an outlet fine; a grate supported within the lining across its lower portion, and .a grease krack including a number of transverse troughs resting in said notches and .having one end closed, a collecting trough extending beneath their other ends and standing between the lining and the adjacent wall, and a manually controlled outlet for the collecting trough. v

S. In a cooking stove, the combination with the shell having cleats along its sides above the grate, the upper portion of the Vshell constituting the oven,' doors for permittingf access thereto, other doors opening through the front of the shell into the fire pot and ash pit, and a smoke line opening through the rear of the shell; of a screen arched over the fire pot and dividing it from the oven, its edges being removably engaged by said cleats.`

9. In a cooking stove, the combination with the shell inclos'ing a grate, the upper portion of the shell constituting the oven, doors for permitting access thereto, other doors opening through the front of the shell into the lire pot and ash pit, and a smoke flue opening through the rearof the shell; of an arched screen whose edges are secured to the shell above the grate, a grease rack extending across the shell above thescreen, and another screen over the outlet flue above said rack." Y

In testimony whereof I ailix my signature in presence of two witnesses. y

JOSEPH G. GGRDON. Witnesses:

CLAUDE D.y RITTER, WM. MILLIKEN.-

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